Gardening

dmosh42

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2. We moved to this property about seven years ago, in NW NC. ...

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 12:52 PM

Feb 2012

I have two acres of what was part of a tobacco farm, with no trees anywhere. I immediately started planting cypress trees facing the road, and along one side of my property, 58 trees in all. Then I spread around sugar, silver & crimson maples, pin & live oaks, tulip tree, arborvitae and a sycamore. Surprising to me that the live oak and sycamore have grown the fastest, along with the cypress, which are known to be fast growers. I had a couple others which were run over in mower accidents when they were first planted.

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How many tree species do you have in your yard? [View all] Denninmi Feb 2012 OP

That is an interesting question; NEOhiodemocrat Feb 2012 #1

We moved to this property about seven years ago, in NW NC. ... dmosh42 Feb 2012 #2

We have lived here 22 years NEOhiodemocrat Feb 2012 #9

I have NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #3

Three. Oak, Cherry, and a self-planted Mimosa. The Bradford shit the bed twice. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #4

I have a small city lot, and not just small, Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #5

I've been working on my list this evening. Denninmi Feb 2012 #6

We live in the city on a city-sized lot. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #7

5 acres of everything Tsiyu Feb 2012 #8

I love trees. blue neen Feb 2012 #10

A lot, and working on more NickB79 Feb 2012 #11

Six. LWolf Mar 2012 #12

In my yard and the empty lot that ajoins it there are pecan, maple, elm, Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #13